Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Scary

Sometimes scary things happen. Even to adults. Medical incidents take us by surprise. Go to work supposedly well, leave in an ambulance in need of treatment.
Something like this happened the other day to someone I know. A nice person with a nice family. The kind of person that makes you smile when you see them in the hall. One of the good ones. And while this person is likely to make a full recovery, it will probably take some time. At the time, no one knew what had happened, we just knew to call 911. And because we were all caught so off guard, it has really shaken me up.
So what do I know now? Not much. I've been reminded to keep on hugging my kids like it's going out of style. More importantly I've been reminded to update my emergency contact info. You should too.

3 comments:

Good post - esp. about the emergency contact. Last year my (36 y/o) husband had a heart attack. And being the non-cell phone user that I was - I had NOBODY'S number! I had no way to call his mom or sister. I ended up calling my sister in Texas (we were in Colorado) and she had to message my sister-in-law on Facebook to call me!

In April of 2005, my husband and I packed up our two dogs and toddler and moved to Seattle from the San Francisco Bay area. Shortly after our move, I became pregnant with our second child. As exciting as this was, it definitely put a cramp in my ability to explore our new home town. I'm still working hard at adjusting to the new digs.
As a working mom to two small boys, I manage to keep pretty busy. Between business meetings, play dates and pediatrician appointments, there isn't much time left for personal pursuits. But that is a trade off I am willing to make. I'll find time for myself when the boys are old enough to borrow the car, right?
And as though that isn't enough, when we moved we bought our first house, a major fixer upper. Yeah, we wanted the "this Old House" experience, but little did I realize that it would lead to such great experiences, like the sudden loss of running water from a broken water main, or a leaky sewer pipe that kept the toilet off limits for days.
All I can say is that life sure is interesting!